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posted at 5/5/2013 8:50 PM EDT
Happy May everyone... Has it been quiet because the boards only work in HTML these days?
SIL had her beautiful baby girl on Thursday! We got to meet her yesterday and she's adorable. In bed last night I just burst into tears, lol, completely bewildering DH and babbling about how meeting the new baby was so emotional and happy and makes it so real for us too, etc. omg, the hormones.
How's everyone doing? Who's next in line?
We're checking out the Cambridge Birth Center open house tomorrow and I'm really excited. Has anyone ever gone there?
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posted at 5/6/2013 2:40 AM EDT
I hope everyone is doing well. Congrats Trouble on your BFP!
My little man arrived last Monday (4/29)! Here's the short version... My water broke completely out of nowhere last Sunday morning. I went to the midwife to get checked out, totally expecting to go home. Everything checked out well when I got there, but during the non-stress test, she felt around for the baby, pushed more fluid out and found meconium. So I was admitted to the hospital right away and given a bag of fluids to try to get him to perk up. His heart rate was stable but they wanted to see more fluctuations. The one time ever that he preferred to be still! About 7 hours in, I was only 2 cm, so I was given Pitocin to speed things up. I was so sad that my med-free plan was getting thrown out the window! But, the Pitocin did its job and the contractions got stronger and about 10 hours later, I was pushing and at 4:19am, Dominic was born! He ended up making a trip to the special care nursery because he was gasping for breath and his oxygen rate was on the low side of average, but as soon as they got him there and hooked him up to the monitors, he was fine. They said if he did that 5 minutes earlier, he could have stayed with me. I ended up passing a pretty big blood clot and had to be given cytotec to keep my uterus contracting enough to get the bleeding to stop. As far as the whole labor experience goes, I'm a little bummed that I wasn't able to do all the things I felt strongly about, but I did get to take home a perfect little baby at the end of it. He's been eating well and sleeping even better during the day, but not so great at night. That's why it's 2:30am and I'm up watching him in his Mamaroo! :-)
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posted at 5/6/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Chicklet... congratulations! And glad you have a great attitude about your birth experience. I'm sure it ever rarely goes as planned, but the end result of a healthy baby is all that matters! Love his name and here's to him learning when night is soon :-)
WPP - good luck with your visit to the center.
I'm 11 weeks. First appointment with new OB is Wednesday. I picked her because her last name is the first name of my son. Very strategic :-) Hope to hear a heartbeat on the doppler since it was 7 weeks when we last saw the ultrasound. Knock on wood but I've had no spotting and very little cramping (except in the very beginning). And my morning (afternoon, and evening) nausea seemed to have subsided mid-last week. Exactly the same schedule as before. Still a little sleepy, especially right around 2:30pm, but I am getting some energy back. NT scan is next Tuesday... nervous but excited for that. Will be 39 when this one arrives... so really hoping all is ok in there. Going to ask about the Maternit21 blood test, which I hear is almost failsafe. (and potentially gives you gender too!).
More babies from this board soon I think. Several due last week and this week yes?
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posted at 5/6/2013 9:53 AM EDT
oh my goodness, chiclet, after all those reassurances we gave you that you would have ample warning before your water broke and then we were wrong!
Congratulations on your baby boy! I love the name. As a teacher I always find myself judging names by past students and every Dom I've ever had has been cheerful and funny and full of personality and kindness.
He'll hopefully eventually cycle around to being a little less nocturnal.
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posted at 5/6/2013 10:19 AM EDT
Congrats Chiclet! So glad everything is going so well with little Dominic. I agree... love the name!
IPW, congrats on almost being through the first trimester. I hope the nuchal scan goes perfectly and I've heard great things about the MaterniT21 test. I'd definitely go for it if its available to you. My insurance wouldn't cover it and its a $2k plus test out of pocket I believe.
I'm 31 weeks now and have a max of 7 weeks left to go. If these babies don't make an early appearance, c-section scheduled for June 24th. Hoping I can hold out that long but its getting more and more uncomfortable by the day. At my appt last week belly measured 10 weeks ahead at 40 weeks so I definitely look like I'm about to pop haha. Have my first weekly non-stress test starting today.
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posted at 5/6/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Hi all! Chiclet - congrats!
our LO is also here, arrived inthe middle of the night on Friday the 26th. He is a real joy and I can't believe it is real after all the worries. This will be a short message since I'm on my phone and I need a nap, but the induction went much better than I had hoped. After about 16 hours, the last few standing for comfort and stalling out around 5 cm, I was just too tired and went for the epidural. But even that was a great experience, and two hours later he was born!
hope all is well and will catch up more soon!
posted at 5/6/2013 4:20 PM EDT
Med - congrats. Look forward to hearing more about your new son! Get some rest!
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posted at 5/7/2013 10:20 AM EDT
Chiclet: Congrats on the birth of your son! Sounds like you're doing great!
Med: Congrats on the birth of your son!!! As IPW said good going to sleep when baby sleeps. I hope DD is adjusting well to her little brother.
IPW: Congrats on nearing the end of the first tri!! Very exciting! Good luck with the NT scan. I'm interested to hear about this maternit21 test - it must be new since my last pregnancy. Please post more about it when you find out!
SS: Hang in there!
AFM, my only symptom so far is DH taking full advantage of my designated driver status. I've never had morning sickness before and I'm hoping I continue to be lucky!
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posted at 5/7/2013 1:58 PM EDT
Wow - lots to catch up on around here! All such wonderful news!
Trouble - congrats on your pregnancy!
Med - congrats on the arrival of your new son. I know it was nerve wracking with all of the worry that you went through earlier in the pregnancy. I'm so relieved to hear that everyone is happy and healthy!
Chicllet - congrats on the arrival of your new son. It is never the way we plan - but taking home a perfect little baby at the end is all that matters!
IPW - glad that things are going along well in your 11th week. I will comment on the MaterniT21 test below.
WPP - good luck checking out the birth center
SSBride - hang in there! If I go full term - our kids may have the same birthday. This baby is due 6/26!
AFM - 33 weeks tomorrow. Holy moly! This is an ominous milestone for us - DD was born at 33 weeks exactly. I'm holding my breath and hoping that this baby makes it a LOT farther along this time. Had a terrible weekend with DD (2 yrs 10 mo) having an awful stomach bug all weekend. 72 hours of total misery for her, poor thing. And I realized that taking care of a sick toddler while 32+ weeks pregnant is no small physical feat. I'm exhausted! And I'm not even the one who was sick.
A few have mentioned the MaterniT21 test. I had that test at 12 weeks with this pregnancy. From what I learned at the genetic counselor at BWH, there are basically 2 labs that offer this test - Sequenom and Verinata. The hospital will draw the blood sample and then it gets shipped out to the lab. I actually had the Verinata "verifi" test (Sequenom is the lab that branded the "MaterniT21"). Both tests are basically the same, the "verifi" just happened to have a little more detail associated with it. Due to my age (over 35) and DD1's history of prematurity and some birth defects (heart and kidney), we felt that this was worth it and went ahead with the test. I'm in the camp of more knowledge is better and lets us be better prepared - so that is why we did it. My insurance ended up denying any payment (Blue Cross) even given all my qualifiers. Luckily, we only ended up paying $200 because Verinata is offering that as their max rate if insurance does not pay. I think the logic with these labs is that the testing is still so new, they are trying to get as many people to participate as possible as it only helps their cause for the future and being accepted and validated by the insurance and medical communities at large. I'm sure the genetic counselor at your doctor or hospital would be able to shed more light on this - but this is what the gc at the Brigham told us would probably happen in terms of billing/payment and that is what ended up happening. Long story short - it was a HUGE relief for us to find out at 13 weeks (takes about 7-10 days to get results back) to find out that there were no genetic abnormalities with this baby - and also that we were having another girl! Also it was reassuring to know that this test is about 99.9% accurate - more accurate than any other prenatal screening (first-look screening, etc). My doctor said eventually this will be the widely accepted test and all the other invasive testing (amnio, etc) will become much less common.
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posted at 5/7/2013 4:13 PM EDT
Congratulations, Med and Chiclet, on the safe arrivals of your little ones!
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posted at 5/7/2013 4:37 PM EDT
Yay, congratulations chiclet and Medford!!
posted at 5/7/2013 9:28 PM EDT
Congrats, med and Chiclet! Glad everyone is happy and healthy!
IPW, congrats on nearing the end of the first tri!
ALS, I hope your DD stays put longer. We're there any signs last time of impending early labor or was it a total surprise?
We loved the birth center and, happily, they take our insurance. We're switching over but now I'm concerned that I won't be able to switch over my medical records by my appointment next Friday. It's so annoying that this takes so long. I'd like to walk in, get my records, and walk out with them ,but I don't see that as an option. The other thing is that I have my fetal survey appt on May 30--the big one where we find out the sex, etc. it's at a separate, unaffiliated facility from my currentprovider, so my thought is that I could keep the appt even though I'm switching providers, right? It shouldn't matter because it's a third party facility that takes my insurance regardless?
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posted at 5/8/2013 1:36 PM EDT
Congratulations chiclet and med on your baby boys! I hope everyone is doing well! Sorry it wasn't the birth experience you anticipated, Chiclet, but I'm glad the most important mission of healthy mom & baby was fulfilled. I figure all the expectations and plans we make for labor & birth are just intended as aids towards that goal, anyway, right?
WPP--couldn't you switch your anatomy scan to Cambridge Hospital? I would prefer to have my scan done and interpreted by technicians and docs who my medical team are familiar with, trust, and share a medical records system with, if at all possible. This way everyone can easily look at the same record, and if any followup is needed it can stay in the same system. You should ask your new provider what she suggests.
IPW--hope your appt goes well today an you get to hear sweet sounds on the Doppler!
I'm 33 weeks too, so up to 8.5 weeks to go, bc I know my OB will allow up to 1.5 weeks post-date for me if things are going normally. Hopefully baby will come on her own in about 7 weeks though! We are still getting ready for her, but the nursery is coming together and I like the way it looks! :)
posted at 5/9/2013 9:02 AM EDT
Great appointment yesterday. Really love my new OB. She's young and just out of residency, also a mom of a new LO. I felt instantly comfortable with her! Did all the basics of an exam (actually got a pap since I haven't had one in several years) and then the doppler. After 2 minutes of trying... nothing. I wasn't too nervous as I'm only 11 1/2 weeks, but I think she could hear my HB picking up a bit (given our m/c last year and just general PG nerves). So she sent me to their u/s room for a quite look. The u/s tech started laughing... "no wonder you couldn't get a HB... this is one active kid" We have a major gymnast. Rolling, somersaults, etc. It was so cool. It even took her a while to get the HB because s/he would not stay still. Finally s/he piped down and got a good read... 156 (huhm... I'm thinking another boy). I wasn't expecting to see anything today so I left just feeling great, what a treat. We've got two legs, two arms, hands, a face.. (a nasal bone... yeah!!). So I'm feeling so much better. Still looking forward to the NT scan next Tues, but feeling good about that appointment. Yay!
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posted at 5/9/2013 2:56 PM EDT
Congrats to all the new moms and babies! I think I might be next up, I'm at 38.5 weeks now. I have an appointment tomorrow with an ultrasound as well as a non-stress test, so I'll probably be there for a couple of hours. DD was two days late, but was such a skinny baby when she was born, they are checking to see how DS is growing. I am afraid they will not want me to go past my due date, but I would really prefer not to be induced. I haven't had an internal exam yet, but I think if I am at all dilated I might ask about stripping the membranes. I'm just worried about how uncomfortable that might be.
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posted at 5/9/2013 4:12 PM EDT
Congrats Med and Chiclet! So happy everyone is healthy! I'm hoping some of you with newborns can give me some tips about getting baby to sleep better or dealing with a toddler and infant. I may post over on I&T.
And good luck Amy Lynn and everyone else coming up soon!
posted at 5/14/2013 11:04 AM EDT
Been quiet in here for a few days. Siena, thanks for the suggestion on moving the gender ultrasound--that makes perfect sense to go somewhere affiliated with the birth center!
Amy-Lynn, how was your appt and ultrasound ?
IPW, did you have your NT scan?
I think I mentioned this earlier, but we just found out the date a couple days ago for DH's best friend's wedding (about 7 hours away). It's a week and a half after my due date. DH's friend asked him to be best man and DH had to explain that I could very possibly be in labor that day and he can't go. He's bummed, but it's just really bad timing. Since we're going to the birth center, it's unlikely that they'll induce me at all unless I go past 42 weeks 4 days.
posted at 5/14/2013 12:20 PM EDT
WPP, was just about to post a question and saw your note. NT scan later today... fingers crossed we get some good shots of a Healthy baby! Good call on the wedding. I was 9 days late with DS... you just have no way of knowing. And let's just say you went on time, if for any reason you ended up with a c-section.. the last place you would want to be is a car for 7 hours only 1 week after.
Question... I seem to be having what I recall to be round ligament pain. That stretching, pulling, 'ouch' fairly low. I don't recall it starting this early. I'm 12 weeks. Did anyone else experience this? I haven't really popped but I am definitely bigger, and gained about 5 pounds. Although I'm just about to eat an entire bag of Pirate's B ooty... so that may change :-)
posted at 5/14/2013 10:21 PM EDT
IPW, I had pain like that earlier on, maybe even a bit before 12 weeks. Do you have a petite build? I've read that small people may feel the pulling earlier bc there are more structures stretching earlier on. Also, I'm sorry that I don't remember, but is this your first pregnancy?
posted at 5/15/2013 9:12 AM EDT
WPP... yes, fairly petite. When I told them 5'2" at the doctor's yesterday my DH laughed and said "yeah right!" So yes... petite :-) And second pregnancy. I remember round ligament pain, but thought it came later.
NT scan went really well. All looked great and doctor gave us a very low risk of Downs and said they ruled out several birth defects. We still opted for the new blood test, the Maternit21, just in case. We'll have to pay some out of pocket since its not covered by our insurance (BCBS... I guess only Tufts is covering right now) but it shouldn't be too much. And we checked the box to learn gender... so guess we'll get that news in about two weeks!
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posted at 5/15/2013 9:29 AM EDT
IPW, my round ligament pains were definitely stronger and came sooner with the second pregnancy. Hope yours aren't too bad. So exciting that you will be learning gender in two weeks!
posted at 5/15/2013 10:52 AM EDT
IPW - That's great news on the NT scan! That maternit21 test sounds incredible too. I will definitely be discussing it with my OB as DH and I want to eliminate as many birth defects from the possibilities as possible.
Also, everything seems to happen sooner with subsequent pregnancies. They say the body just remembers. I'm only 7 weeks but I feel much further along. Clothes are noticibly tighter, especially around my boobs. I have no idea how I'm going to keep this under wraps until I get all my testing done!
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posted at 5/15/2013 12:22 PM EDT
Trouble, that reminds me of a dear friend of mine who went to visit her parents the week she got her BFP, and the second her mom saw her she congratulated her on her pregnancy - it was her booobs that gave her away - they were "out to there." GL!!
posted at 5/15/2013 12:23 PM EDT
I'll second (third?) the testament that everything seems to come sooner and stronger with a second pregnancy.
posted at 5/15/2013 12:33 PM EDT
IPW - great news about your scan. And that is exciting that you will know the gender soon! That blood test is great - put our minds at ease so much! And I'll always remember getting the phone call (luckily when DH was with me) 3 days before Christmas to tell us that all looked good and that we were having another girl! Good luck!
And as for the aches and pains - I don't have any definitive information - just a general observation that everything seems to be sooner and bigger the second time around in my experience.
WPP - that is too bad about your DH's friend's wedding, but obviously out of your control. Even if you had the baby by then, the last thing that you'd be up for is a long car ride with a newborn and physically that would be really tough on you, no matter how your delivery goes. The only option would be for your DH to not be a member of the wedding party and be a last-minute guest if the timing works out (and for you and baby to stay home - hopefully with some help from family/friends).
amy-lynn: Good luck - you're getting so close!
As for me, just got back from my 34 week ultrasound and checkup. All looks good and baby is doing great. Measuring at an estimated 5 pounds right now, which is such great news. All seems quiet and I'll go in for my stress test and group b strept test in 2 weeks. This is further along than I made it with DD1, so I'm officially in uncharted territory. (And WPP - in answer to your question, DD1 was born premature at 33 weeks with no prior warning and my pregnancy was not high risk, which is the scary part and why I'm being closely monitored this time). With each week now, my anxiety is slowly going down and I'm just getting more excited to meet this little girl. Reality is setting in and my goal is to pack my hospital bag this week and get some newborn sized clothes ready.


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Has anyone measured you house water pressure????? Check both static and dynamic
A pretty big plumbing outfit installed my tub/shower. The valve is an American Standard "Central Thermostat with Volume Control". A twin ell feeds the tub/shower. I attached some pics. The problem is that the shower diverter on the tub spout will pop up all by itself after a minute or so, especially when the flow/volume is turned about half-way or more. Otherwise, the diverter does its job, with no leaks in either up/down mode.
After reading through your forum, it seems like a pressure problem is at work, but I could use some advice. The plumbing company has already come out once and replaced the tub spout/diverter. Actually they replaced it twice… first with a temporary unit (totally different style) that actually worked perfectly. Then, with a proper replacement, which seemed to work, but maybe wasn't tested long enough, because the same symptom returned. The plumbers were dumbfounded at the initial problem, and apparently so was the American Standard tech they called, so I'd appreciate any advice to pass along before I contact the plumbers again. (I got the feeling these plumbers spend most of their time doing commercial work and hospital/lab stuff, not residential.)
Clue#1: Initially there was a pressure problem to the shower that the plumbers tried to explain away as a shower head design. Ultimately I took it apart myself and found blue stuff (pipe dope or shredded T tape?) plugging the restrictor in the shower head. After cleaning it the shower pressure seemed adequate. I think this might be a clue because: Where did that stuff come from?
Clue#2: My pics might show reducers at all three valve connections, (although I don't exactly know what they look like.) If so, maybe the plumbers had to adapt 1/2" copper pipes to a valve with 3/4" connectors? The valve comes in both 1/2 and 3/4 inch versions. I specified the 1/2" version, but I never verified which part they actually provided.
Clue#3: I took off the shower head and noticed that when I put my finger on the hole, the water pressure to the tub drops nearly in half. When I take my finger off, it immediately surges to the tub again. With the shower head off, I managed to trigger the ghostly diverter by covering the hole about 75% (but strangely not at 0% or 100%). I can hear/feel the hole sucking a lot of air. Bonus physics question: How does the shower pipe regulate the tub flow? Or in other words, why does water flowing through the tub spout create a vacuum in the shower pipe?
FYI, the walls were all finished before this problem was noticed, so I can't get any new photos.
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Has anyone measured you house water pressure????? Check both static and dynamic
Your description is "illogical" because the diverter is gravity operated so there should be no way for the water to "push" it up, (especially with almost zero back pressure from the water flowing out of the spout), unless there are other dynamics at work there. As for the shower controlling the flow, logically it can't, because the two ONLY merge at the twin elbow. However, since the twin elbow was connected backwards, anything is possible. The way it is installed, you have a small jet of water from the valve flowing past the larger opening which the shower is connected to. This is creating a venturi which will suck air from the shower head, but should not affect the actual flow of water, but could reduce the "apparent" flow which is a mix of air and water.
Last edited by hj; 07-11-2012 at 07:26 AM.
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A twin ell needs the two larger openings to connect between the valve and the spout...the smaller one (if they're different) goes to the showerhead.
By code in most places, if the static water pressure in the house exceeds 80psi, you need a pressure reduction valve (PRV) AND an expansion tank.
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I have been in homes that needed a replacement pressure reducer. Without adequate flow, the diverter would not stay diverted. Replacing the PRV solved that. It was a pressure issue on that job.
Last edited by Terry; 07-12-2012 at 06:50 PM.
No, if the twin ell is installed correctly the flow from the valve goes directly to the spout, and is NOT a "jet" passing in front of the smaller shower opening. Your problem could also be caused by that concentrated "jet" of water hitting the diverter and its velocity forcing it up. The "front" opening which is for the valve is a larger port and it goes downward and is then dispersed to the spout. The shower opening at the rear points "forward" and since it is also much smaller creates a high velocity jet stream.
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Forgive my novice eyes, but it looks like both the diagram and pics show the shower pipe attaches to the back (curved part) of the ell, and the valve connects to the middle port of the ell (after a big loop to get to the top of the valve). The blue side of the valve is facing the tub. Am I seeing it wrong?
I looked at it again. Your novice eyes are fine.


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Heat's Dwyane Wade back to 'Flash' in Game 4 win over Spurs despite 'bum knee'
SAN ANTONIO — During Miami's drive to the 2012 title, Dwyane Wade dealt with a left knee that needed to be drained between games and eventually required offseason surgery. He still averaged 22.8 points per game in the playoffs, hanging 41 points in a series-clinching win over the Pacers in the second round and scoring 25 points in back-to-back Finals victories over the Thunder. He was subjugated to the No. 2 role with LeBron James fully ascending, but he was, overall, still productive.
One year later, Wade has been a nursing a right-knee injury, and the drag on his numbers has been even more apparent. Through Wednesday, Wade was averaging 14.2 points and shooting 44.6 percent while attempting fewer than four free throws a game in the playoffs. He hadn't scored more than 21 points in any of his 18 playoff games.
No matter that it had been 33 games and 101 days since Wade last cracked 30 points, a 32-point effort in a March 4 victory over the lottery-bound Timberwolves. The nine-time All-Star exploded for 32 points (on 14-for-25 shooting), six rebounds, four assists and six steals Thursday to push the Heat past the Spurs 109-93 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
"He went back in his bag today," James said after the Heat tied the series at 2-2. "He was Flash tonight. … That dude was amazing. Like I said, he was [2006] Flash tonight. And we needed every bit of him."
Wade was the Finals MVP during Miami's first title run, in 2006, averaging 28.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists during that postseason. The No. 5 pick in the 2003 draft rose to superstardom based on the strength of his two-way play. Flash could beat his man off the dribble and stop on a dime, but he could also dart over from the weak side to block a shot or blitz a passing lane and take off for the races. After having his defense questioned for much of the postseason, Wade's six steals and one block were much-needed following Miami's shaky defensive effort in Game 3.
"[Wade's] floor game was there from the beginning," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "The six steals, the deflections, his activity around the rim when he was there. We obviously have so much more versatility when our wings cover that type of ground."
Whereas Wade's game has regularly fallen on harder times in the second halves of games during this postseason run, he came on stronger late Thursday. In one stretch of the fourth quarter, Wade scored eight straight Miami points in 2:12, including an end-to-end dunk after coming up with a steal.
With Miami leading 88-81 with 8:18 left, Wade intercepted a crosscourt pass from Danny Green to Manu Ginobili and immediately headed for the open court in front of him. Ducking past Ginobili, he powered toward the paint, lifting the ball up and over Gary Neal's head to set up a smooth dunk finish.
"I don't feel like 2006, but it felt good," Wade said of his night. "I knew I was on when I took it over the guy's head and dunked it on the break. That was a little vintage right there. It felt good to have a performance like this in this game when we really needed it. If we go down 3-1 tonight, it's tough to climb back out of that hole."
Although Wade has regularly refused to answer questions about the state of his right knee, which is said to have a bone bruise, James didn't mince words.
"He's hurting," James said of Wade, who applied hot packs to his knee during the game. "Of course he's hurting. He's been playing with a bum knee all year. He's hurting, but he's not making no excuses about it. A performance like tonight will make you feel better."
It will also make the opposition get in line to pay its respects.
"That's his best game of the playoffs," Spurs guard Tony Parker said. "He shot the ball very well. That's what great players do. They show up in big games. That's what he did. He played great."
Tim Duncan added: "His mid-range game was working. I thought we did a lot of the same stuff we did last game, challenged his shot. But he made those shots. Once he made those shots, he was able to break down our defense a little better, get inside of us, get to the basket, get some easy ones there. I think he kind of got everything he wanted."
The question that very well could decide the rest of the series: Can Wade find a way to "get everything he wants" again or will the Flash flashback be a one-time thing?
his knee is just fine. i didnt hear anybody at espn feel sorry for Kobe. when he suffered his injury When dwyane WAD wants to attack he attacks. i thought he tapes it after every game.


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I had similar issues with my youngest. I think we tried four different formulas before we found one that worked with her digestive system. But then, constipation has always been an issue for her, too. So I think it was a matter of finding what worked best for her and dealing with the underlying issue of how her body digests. We always consulted our pediatrician and they said that it can up to two weeks before a baby gets used to a new formula or a change in feeding habits. Sounds like what you're going through is pretty common. But still, always talk to your doctor if you have questions. A good peds practice is always happy to help.
HI!! It is normal for your baby to go 4 days without a bowel movement. As long as she is not struggling when she does or her movement isn't pebbles shes fine. My son was recently swithed from breast milk to formula and he had the same type of movement. He was also really gassy, but then we switched him to the new advanced with early shield and literally within that day it was gone. You also have to remember, if you are still breatfeeding, what you eat can give your baby gas. Good luck!!
Do not worry too much just yet, as with any diet changes your child is likely to experience different poops. With my own daughter, each meal is likely to produce something different (and often colorful). When we began using formula she too experienced some changes in her bowel movements, but as she adjusted they became regular and stable. Remember while children are different in many ways from adults, they are also similar - just as any diet change affects you, so does a diet change affect them. If your child continues to experience gas pains you can try medicine for treating gas pains, commonly sold over-the-counter, an alternative formula which may work better with her digestive system, or mixing the fomular with breast milk and slowly lowering the amount of breast milk in order to help her adjust. Always remember to consult a Doctor if any serious symptoms persist.
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Brendan Mahon listened to coach after coach after coach issue their warnings.
Are you sure you want to go somewhere you can't win a conference championship? Are you sure you want to go somewhere you can't play in a bowl game?
Mahon is one of the nation's top offensive guard prospects, a 315-pound snowplow from New Jersey. He's good enough to earn scholarship offers from every major conference.
Florida. Michigan. Miami. Rutgers. West Virginia. UCLA.
During the past year, those schools — and many more — tried to persuade Mahon to reconsider his college pledge. They all failed. Wednesday morning, Mahon faxed his letter of intent to Penn State.
Penn State? The same Penn State that employed Jerry Sandusky all those years? The same Penn State that got bludgeoned by the NCAA last July?
Mahon knows what he's missing. He also knows what he's gaining.
"You play in front of 110,000 people," he told me Tuesday. "That's more than a bowl game in Texas."
Bill O'Brien signed 17 players this winter, but four or five could have gone anywhere in the country. That's enough to give the Nittany Lions the 24th-best class, according to ESPN, just one spot behind Nebraska. Pretty astounding considering the facts:
� Penn State isn't eligible for postseason play until 2016, Mahon's fourth year in the program.
� From now through 2016, Penn State can't give out more than 15 scholarships in any year.
� For four years starting in 2014, Penn State's total players on scholarship is limited to 65.
� Through August, Penn State players can transfer to another program and immediately be eligible.
Then there's O'Brien, who was a flight risk BEFORE he earned national coach of the year honors. Now it's highly unlikely that he'll be at Penn State when his first recruiting class graduates.
"I'm not a one-and-done guy," O'Brien told Pennlive.com after interviewing for the Cleveland Browns head coaching job in January. "I made a commitment to these players at Penn State, and that's what I am going to do. I'm not gonna cut and run after one year. That's for sure.''
O'Brien has pushed all the right buttons since taking over for Joe Paterno. His first team, which finished 8-4, restored a sense of pride to Nittany Nation. But the first recruiting class post-probation carries an even greater significance.
Last summer, Penn State players like Mike Mauti were lauded for sticking around when the NCAA offered them transfer rights. Rightfully so. But the decision of Mahon — and blue-chip classmates like Christian Hackenberg — raises the standard of loyalty and leadership. If I didn't think they were downright crazy, I might pat 'em on the back.
Mahon grew up three hours from Penn State. He knew the traditions — plain white helmets, plain blue jerseys, black shoes. He wasn't much of a football guy, though — "I was always too big to play."
In high school, size became an asset, not a liability. Sophomore year, he traveled to Happy Valley for the first time. You come up over a hill, and "the first thing you see is Beaver Stadium," Mahon said. "Just the size alone is enough to make anyone's mouth drop."
Junior year, he took a recruiting visit for the Penn State-Iowa game. He met Paterno. Penn State surged to the top of his wish list.
Four weeks later, the Sandusky scandal broke. Paterno was fired. For two or three months, Mahon heard nothing from Penn State.
When the new coach reached out to him, Mahon visited for Junior Day. He liked the school even more. O'Brien held on to the traditions and family feel, but he modernized everything. He was gaining recruiting momentum. Then the next bombshell dropped.
On July 23, NCAA President Mark Emmert levied the most severe sanctions since the SMU death penalty.
The Saturday after "Black Monday," as rival coaches pressed Mahon to decommit, he and seven recruiting classmates converged on State College. They met with O'Brien. They asked dozens of questions about the future. They talked about staying positive, sticking together, representing all the guys who'd played at Penn State before the sanctions.
"When you're home, everyone's chirping in your ear. No one can relate to you," Mahon said. "But when you're with everyone, they're in the same exact position. They know what you're going through."
Penn State lost five commitments following Black Monday. Not Hackenberg, one of the nation's top quarterbacks. Not Adam Breneman, an elite tight end who enrolled at Penn State last month. Not Garrett Sickels, a four-star defensive end from New Jersey. Not Mahon.
The core was intact.
"There's no doubt (O'Brien's) done a great job of holding this class together," said Allen Trieu, national recruiting analyst for Scout/Fox Sports Next. "You're looking at a guy who is extremely honest about the situation. I don't know of any kid who's taken a visit there who feels like they've been lied to."
The problem with Penn State's class — and this will be true of the next three Nittany Lion classes — is depth. Fifteen isn't enough. Football is a numbers game, and the NCAA has basically guaranteed that "run-ons," as O'Brien calls them, will be prominent on the depth chart.
As a result, Penn State can't afford to miss on the blue chips it does sign. Mahon embraces the responsibility. He has vivid memories of his first game at Beaver Stadium, the Iowa game in 2011.
"You walked out of the tunnel and the first thing you saw was the 110,000 people," Mahon said. "It was breathtaking."
Forget bowl games and conference championships. Keep that stadium full, and the class of 2013 will have done its job.
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Middle School Art for Earth ExhibitionFamily and Friends are invited to view the artwork of our middle schoolers at an open house reception on Friday, April 25, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm, in the Middle School Media Center. Light refreshments will be provided. The exhibition will be on display beginning Earth day, April 22, through April 29th. We hope you can join us!
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Dear Parents:
On Friday, March 28, I communicated that it was necessary for Grandville Public Schools to make-up one instructional day due to school cancelations this winter. I shared with you that the make-up day is scheduled for Friday, May 23, 2014, a day in which school was not originally scheduled to be in session.
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Why the change? On Friday of last week, we received news that Governor Snyder signed into law a School Aid Supplemental Bill (House Bill 4295) that gives schools with more than 174 school days on their calendars additional snow day relief provided the districts still meet the required 1,098 hours of yearly instruction. Grandville has 175 days of instruction and also exceeds the number of hours of instruction (1,098), even with the cancelations we experienced this winter. In essence, the legislation recognizes school districts like Grandville that exceed state requirements and have extra hours and days built into the school calendar.
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Gaucho (Spanish: [ˈɡautʃo]) or gaúcho (Portuguese: [ɡaˈuʃu]) are residents of the South American pampas, Gran Chaco, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, eastern and southern Bolivia and Southern Chile. In Brazil, gaúcho is also the main demonym of the people from the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Gaucho is an equivalent of the North American "cowboy" (vaquero, in Spanish). Like the North American word cowboy, the Chilean huaso, the Cuban guajiro, the Venezuelan or Colombian llanero, the Puerto Rican jibaro, and the Mexican charro, the term often connotes the 19th century more than the present day; then gauchos made up the majority of the rural population, herding cattle on the vast estancias, and practicing hunting as their main economic activities.
There are several hypotheses concerning the origin of the term. It may derive from the Spanish term chaucho (derived from Arabic which means herdsman). The first recorded use of the term dates to Argentine independence in 1816.
The gaucho plays an important symbolic role in the nationalist feelings of this region, especially that of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The epic poem Martín Fierro by José Hernández (considered by some[1] the national epic of Argentina) used the gaucho as a symbol against corruption and of Argentine national tradition, pitted against Europeanising tendencies. Martín Fierro, the hero of the poem, is drafted into the Argentine military for a border war, deserts, and becomes an outlaw and fugitive. The image of the free gaucho is often contrasted to the slaves who worked the northern Brazilian lands. Further literary descriptions are found in Ricardo Güiraldes' Don Segundo Sombra. Like the North American cowboys, as discussed in Richard W. Slatta, Cowboys of the Americas, gauchos were generally reputed to be strong, honest, silent types, but proud and capable of violence when provoked. The gaucho tendency to violence over petty matters is also recognized as a typical trait. Gauchos' use of the famous "facón" (large knife generally tucked into the rear of the gaucho sash) is legendary, often associated with considerable bloodletting. Historically, the facón was typically the only eating instrument that a gaucho carried.
Also like the cowboy, as shown in Richard W. Slatta, Cowboys of the Americas, gauchos were and remain proud and great horseriders. Typically, a gaucho's horse constituted most of what he owned in the world. During the wars of the 19th century in the Southern Cone, the cavalries on all sides were composed almost entirely of gauchos. In Argentina, gaucho armies such as that of Martín Miguel de Güemes, slowed Spanish advances. Furthermore, many caudillos relied on gaucho armies to control the Argentine provinces.
The gaucho diet was composed almost entirely of beef while on the range, supplemented by yerba mate (erva mate in Portuguese), an herbal infusian made from the leaves of the yerba tree, a type of holly rich in caffeine and nutrients.
Gauchos[2] dressed quite distinctly from North American cowboys, and used bolas or boleadoras - in Portuguese boleadeiras - (three leather bound rocks tied together with approximately three feet long leather straps) in addition to the familiar "North American" lariat or riata. The typical gaucho outfit would include a poncho (which doubled as a saddle blanket and as sleeping gear), a facón (large knife), a rebenque (leather whip), and loose-fitting trousers called bombachas, belted with a tirador, or a chiripá, a loincloth. In the wintertime, gauchos wore heavy wool ponchos to protect against cold.
Modern influences[edit]
Gaúcho is also the common denomination of the current inhabitants of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Gauchito (a boy in the Argentine colors and a gaucho hat) was the mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
In popular culture[edit]
- Way of a Gaucho 1952 film starring Gene Tierney and Rory Calhoun.
- "The Gaucho" was a 1927 film starring Douglas Fairbanks.
- La Guerra Gaucha was a 1942 Argentine film set during the Gaucho war against Spanish royalists in Salta, northern Argentina, in 1817. It is considered a classic of Argentine cinema.
- The third segment of Disney's 1942 animated feature package film, Saludos Amigos, is titled "El Gaucho Goofy", where American cowboy Goofy gets taken mysteriously to the Argentine pampas to learn the ways of the native gaucho.
- DC Comics owns two characters named El Gaucho.
- Gaucho is the name of the 1980 album by American jazz fusion band Steely Dan, which featured a song by the same name.
- Some teams are called the Gauchos, such as the University of California, Santa Barbara Gauchos athletic teams, the San Diego Gauchos and the San Diego Gauchos Women soccer teams, the sport teams that represent El Cerrito High School and the youth basketball program "New York Gauchos" managed by the non-profit organization Teamwork Foundation.
- Gauchos of El Dorado was a 1941 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck.
- "Gaucho" is the fourth track on the 2012 album Away from the World by Dave Matthews Band.
- The Gaucho is the mascot of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Un alto en el capo (1861) by Prilidiano Pueyrredon depicts the Argentine rural life of that time
Folklore dance: Zamba, Argentina. Gaucho.
Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil in typical Gaucho outfit.
A Chilean gaucho herding sheep.
See also[edit]
- Assunção, Fernando O. (2006). Historia del gaucho. Claridad. ISBN 978-950-620-205-7. (Spanish)
- Assunção, Fernando O. (1997). Pilchas criollas. Emecé. ISBN 950-04-1121-0. (Spanish)
- ^ Leopoldo Lugones 1 in "El Payador" (1916)2 and Ricardo Rojas 3 established the canonical view regarding the Martín Fierro as the National Epic of Argentina. The consequences of these considerations are discussed by Jorge Luis Borges in his essay "El Martín Fierro". An assessment of the years-long discussion here, since p. 18
- ^ South-images.com Photos: gauchos in Argentina, Photo library South-Images
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gauchos.
- (Spanish) Tierra de Gauchos, Land of gauchos
- (Spanish) Confederacion Gaucha Argentina
- (Spanish) Folklore del Norte Argentino
- (Portuguese) Movimento Tradicionalista Gaúcho
- (Portuguese) Página do Gaúcho
- Aldo Sessas – Gauchos
- Richard W. Slatta – Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
- Richard W. Slatta – Cowboys of the Americas
- The Gauchos- Horsemen of the Pampas
- The Gaucho Tradition
- Cowboys in the city - Buenos Aires's gaucho market - video
- site of Gauchos and traditional estancias
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